The games played out similarly, with two tough defenses, lots of turnovers and not much offense to speak of.

In his second start for Washington, quarterback Jacob Eason — the highly touted transfer from Georgia — struggled, albeit against a quality Cal defense. He finished a pedestrian 18-of-30 for 162 yards, zero touchdowns and one interception.

Eason and the offense continually stalled near the end zone and had to settle for four field goals. The final one was a go-ahead 49-yard kick by Peyton Henry with just over two minutes to play.

At that point, it appeared the Huskies were going to escape with an ugly 19-17 win, but the Bears answered by quickly driving it all the way down near the goal line to set up Thomas’ clincher with 8 seconds on the clock.

The game kicked off at 7:30 p.m. but was halted just a few minutes in when the flashes lit up the Seattle sky.